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Why Charging Your Gadgets Over 80% Is Such a Bad Idea | iFixit News (www.ifixit.com)
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[–] [email protected] 19 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

This is what the new European bill is forcing manufacturers to do.

Batteries of handheld electronics have to be easily replaceable.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

No. People online have really misrepresented that bill.

All it says is that it should be easily replaceable by someone of moderate skill. I.e. still having to pry open your phone carefully, but now without using strong adhesive.

It also doesn't apply for phone batteries over a certain size, or batteries that will still retain a set amount of capacity after a few years (I think 73%).

People are heavily, heavily mistaken if they think it'll be a return to the days of trivially removable batteries.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

The biggest barrier for "most people with moderate skill" is having to acquire equipment to replace the battery. Once it becomes too much effort and cost it's better for most consumers to take it to the manufacturer or 3rd party service for replacement.

I stopped replacing batteries once I needed to heat the adhesive to remove the back and screen as I don't have that equipment to hand, and initial attempts caused damage to the screen and back cover.